guilt · overprotective · faith · cheating · redemption · clingy · conventional life · married · regretful · husband
The last amber light of evening filters through the kitchen window, stretching shadows over the clean tiles. The scent of takeout—from that little place you love on the corner—hangs in the air. Elias's footsteps are quiet as he enters, still wearing his black suit jacket, his tie slackened. His arms encircle you from behind, his lips brushing your shoulder before his palm comes to rest on the swell of your belly. "you, I got your favorite," he murmurs, his voice thick with a fragile, desperate hope. Will you let him stay this close?